The Art of War
Author: aprilclash
Prompt #: BAE178
Title: The Art of War
Word Count: 160k
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning(s): Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Other Warning(s): //
Additional tags: Alternate Universe - Urban Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Witchcraft, Korean Mythology & Folklore, Gumiho, Modern Fairytales, Witches, Shamanism, Explicit Sexual Content
Category: M/M
Relationships: Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol, EXO Ensemble
Characters: Byun Baekhyun, Park Chanyeol
Disclaimer: baeconandeggs/the mods is/are not the author/s of this story. Authors will be credited and tagged after reveals. The celebrities' names/images are merely borrowed and do not represent who the celebrities are in real life. No offense is intended towards them, their families or friends. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this fictional work. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: In a world of witches, fox spirits and ancient curses hiding among tall skyscrapers, Chanyeol and Baekhyun are called to fight in a war against the past, against all odds and even against themselves.
Author's Note: This fic is heavily inspired by Korean folklore, (especially by legends of the Gumiho, the Korean nine-tailed fox spirit, and the Samjokgu, a magical dog spirit which is said to hunt Gumiho,) but it also mentions shamanism and totem poles. Despite the amount of research I put into writing this story, I am by no means an expert of Korean folklore, and I compensated for that using my own imagination to fill the gaps. So please remember that anything you could read in this fic might be made up by myself, except for the most generic Gumiho information you can find on Wikipedia , the legend of Daji and the Samjokgu and the legend of the Fox Sister. You can also go to Wikipedia for information on the jangseung and shamanism, even though I reinterpreted a lot of what I knew.
I also wish to point out that the Jinyoung appearing in this fic is inspired by B1A4’s Jung Jinyoung (why are there so many Jinyoungs?), and that the name of Baekhyun’s father doesn’t refer to neither VIXX’s Jaehwan nor W1’s Jaehwan.
Special thanks to my beta readers, to the mods who dealt with my constant delays and to everyone who supported me through this fic! To my prompter, bet you weren’t expecting this. It might be long and boring, but I put all my effort in this fic and I hope you all like it.
♥
(Seoul’s lights flicker feebly through the fog, little fairies dancing the night away.)
Prompt #: BAE178
Title: The Art of War
Word Count: 160k
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning(s): Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Other Warning(s): //
Additional tags: Alternate Universe - Urban Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Witchcraft, Korean Mythology & Folklore, Gumiho, Modern Fairytales, Witches, Shamanism, Explicit Sexual Content
Category: M/M
Relationships: Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol, EXO Ensemble
Characters: Byun Baekhyun, Park Chanyeol
Disclaimer: baeconandeggs/the mods is/are not the author/s of this story. Authors will be credited and tagged after reveals. The celebrities' names/images are merely borrowed and do not represent who the celebrities are in real life. No offense is intended towards them, their families or friends. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this fictional work. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: In a world of witches, fox spirits and ancient curses hiding among tall skyscrapers, Chanyeol and Baekhyun are called to fight in a war against the past, against all odds and even against themselves.
Author's Note: This fic is heavily inspired by Korean folklore, (especially by legends of the Gumiho, the Korean nine-tailed fox spirit, and the Samjokgu, a magical dog spirit which is said to hunt Gumiho,) but it also mentions shamanism and totem poles. Despite the amount of research I put into writing this story, I am by no means an expert of Korean folklore, and I compensated for that using my own imagination to fill the gaps. So please remember that anything you could read in this fic might be made up by myself, except for the most generic Gumiho information you can find on Wikipedia , the legend of Daji and the Samjokgu and the legend of the Fox Sister. You can also go to Wikipedia for information on the jangseung and shamanism, even though I reinterpreted a lot of what I knew.
I also wish to point out that the Jinyoung appearing in this fic is inspired by B1A4’s Jung Jinyoung (why are there so many Jinyoungs?), and that the name of Baekhyun’s father doesn’t refer to neither VIXX’s Jaehwan nor W1’s Jaehwan.
Special thanks to my beta readers, to the mods who dealt with my constant delays and to everyone who supported me through this fic! To my prompter, bet you weren’t expecting this. It might be long and boring, but I put all my effort in this fic and I hope you all like it.
♥
(Seoul’s lights flicker feebly through the fog, little fairies dancing the night away.)